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Whatever you do, do not ask why the United States establishment politicians are hellbent on sending tanks, jets, weapons, equipment, and $100+ Billion to Ukraine. It is simply not in the greater public ‘need to know’ why their taxes are being whisked halfway across the globe for God knows what purpose. At the risk of becoming a “Putin Puppet,” we can only speculate: does it have more to do with our career politician’s unyielding empathy for the Ukrainian people, or is it more about keeping U.S. Deep State secrets?
Even though we totally shouldn’t be giving any of this a second thought, let’s take a journey back in time and see what we can glean from the past.
2005 - Sen. Obama Visits Ukraine’s Soviet-era Bio labs
In 2005, then-Senator Barak Obama (D-Il.) and Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) visited former Soviet biological and chemical facilities in Ukraine, and it has been posited that this is when U.S. deep state roots first took hold in Ukraine.
Here is how the labs were described by WaPo in 2005:
Note that when Russia does “anti-plague” research it is labeled as “bioweapons,” but when the US does “defensive gain of function/directed evolution” research, it’s not bioweapons, even though it is, by definition, far more dangerous.
In 2005, WaPo admits that “anti-plague” research results in the production of “highly lethal pathogens” aka “bioweapons”... but they seem to change their tune in 2022.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
~ William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
As a direct result of Obama’s Ukrainian escapades, the U.S. passed the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 2005. The U.S. then took over the former Soviet labs and facilities, ostensibly to destroy stockpiles of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in Ukraine.
2014 - Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland & Regime Change
This opened the figurative floodgates for Deep State activity in Ukraine. Within years, they created biological weapons programs with the Ukrainian government and established connections for US oligarchs (cough … Bidens) to build bio lab companies in the lawless land of Ukraine.
The situation soured after Ukraine fell into civil war in February 2014, while under the “supervision” of the Obama administration. In the chaos of the civil war, the State Department (Hillary Clinton) and the CIA took full control of Ukraine’s government. US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland essentially facilitated a regime change.
Nuland, as you might recall, recently spilled the beans when she expressed fear of “Russian forces getting their hands on the biological research in Ukraine.”
Well, she also is accused of engineering the Color Revolution in Ukraine. A civil war was ignited, and a puppet was picked to run the government, creating a Deep State proxy in the region. (#)(#)
(Authors Note: To fully understand the background regarding the regime change in Ukraine, I highly recommend watching Oliver Stone’s Ukraine on Fire.)
VP Biden and Hunter in Ukraine
Once Ukraine was officially under the thumb of the west, the Biden Family began their funny business. Biden visited Ukraine 13+ times, securing US funding for Ukrainian oligarchs. He then used his power as Vice President to fire a State prosecutor who figured out Biden’s kick-back/laundering scheme.
This has led many inquiring minds to conclude that all of our tax dollars are being shipped to Ukraine because Ukraine is a Deep State proxy, controlled by the ruling families of the Democratic party. They are trying to protect their assets/secrets in Ukraine, the most consequential of which is their biological activity.
It’s dangerous to ask questions, I know, but could it be that the mainstream media in the west became full-blown shills for Ukraine because they are funded by the same Big-Pharma companies who just so happen to rely on these bio labs?
Is the reason that the FBI and the DHS weaponized Big Tech to censor all reporting on the bio labs in Ukraine due in part to the intel community being thoroughly tainted by the Deep State?
Could it be that former president Donald Trump was hip to what was going on in Ukraine? And, if so, could it be that the house democrats flipped their lid over a single phone call to Zelensky because they were afraid of what Trump may or may not have been looking into?
Why did Zelensky order the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to destroy all State documents affiliated with U.S. bio lab companies Metabiota and Battelle the day that missiles started flying.
That’s the funny thing about wars: they seem to provide the perfect cover to destroy important records, like the Library of Alexandria, European records destroyed during WWII, and records destroyed during the September 11th, 2001 attacks at the WTC.
Who doesn’t like a clean slate?
Could it be that the World Health Organization had reason to suspect that Vladimir Putin would be looking for potential bioweapons in Ukraine? Is that why they advised Ukraine to destroy all their pathogens at the labs that the Pharma-funded media said didn’t exist?
It’s probably just more Russian propaganda. Wouldn’t put too much thought into it if I were you.
Hunter Biden and Metabiota
Then again …
Recent reports from the Daily Mail indicate that the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded tens of millions of dollars in contracts to Hunter Biden’s Metabiota labs. (#)
For those of you who are unaware, Metabiota is a San Francisco-based health startup that is known for tracking epidemics and was allegedly mentioned extensively on the Hunter Biden laptop. Additionally, Hunter Biden’s investment firm, Rosemont Seneca, invested $500,000 in Metabiota, and the company went on to raise several million more from investment juggernauts such as Goldman Sachs, among others. (#)
So, Hunter Biden’s firm invested $500,000 in Ukrainian bio lab operator Metabiota, which then received a $23.9 million contract from the Pentagon for bioresearch. (#)
The firm has bio labs in several countries, including but not limited to Ukraine, where Hunter played an important role in the company’s activities. While conducting pitches to possible backers, Hunter boasted that they had done more than just get financing for the company; they had also helped it “get new customers,” including “government agencies” in the case of Metabiota.
According to DC Draino, Metabiota was just one of the 46 Ukrainian Bioweapon labs that the US government partnered with.
Hunter Biden’s Laptop contains a trove of information regarding his team’s 50/50 ownership of Metabiota.
Metabiota was given a $349,513 contract from the government prior to the Rosemont Seneca agreement. After Hunter became involved, Metabiota was awarded a contract with the DoD worth $23.9 Million.
All of this information is open source and can be dug through HERE.
And here is a list of government contracts awarded to Metabiota:
Before Hunter was involved, Metabiota received a $649,882 grant from the US government.
After Hunter became involved, Metabiota received several million dollars in government grants.
On April 4, 2014, Metabiota vice president Mary Guttieri wrote to Hunter Biden:
“As promised, I’ve prepared the attached memo, which provides an overview of Metabiota, our engagement in Ukraine, and how we can potentially leverage our team, networks, and concepts to assert Ukraine’s cultural and economic independence from Russia and continued integration into Western society.” — SOURCE
Four days later, On April 8, 2014, Burisma manager Vadym Pozharshki sent an email to Hunter Biden’s business partner Devon Archer, asking about a proposed deal with Biotech firm Metabiota.
“As I understand Metabiota was a subcontractor to principal contractor of the DoD B&V (Black & Veatch)… What kind of partnership Metabiota is lo0oking for in Ukraine? … The principal contractor B&V (Black & Veatch) seems to be also the party that operates in Ukraine on similar or the same projects. There is no competition here?” — SOURCE
The Gateway Pundit did some sleuthing and found some pretty interesting connections:
On Oct. 9, 2014, John DeLoche wrote to Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, and RSTP manager Rob Walker: “Is there anyone we can call in DC to get a sense of how legit Metabiota is viewed within the various governemnt agencies? We want to make sure we thoroughly do our diligence here, especially as Goldman and now Morgan Stanley will be doing diligence on the fund and Metabiota towards investing in both.
Additionally, who have we introduced them to in DC? Can you please provide a list of the various folks within Cornerstone as well as outside the firm where we have made intros? This data will go in our investment memo which we are trying to complete and get to potential LPs by Tuesday.”
Rob Walker answered on Oct. 9, 2014: “I am going to have a friend reach out to DoD on the down low.”
Metabiota received a $23.9M contract from the DoD in 2014 after $340k from DHS in 2013, writes Rogan O’Handley, AKA “DC Draino”:
Metabiota was then selected as a World Economic Forum TechPioneer 2021.
Fast forward to Feb. 24, 2022—the day Russia officially began its special operations in Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the destruction of all documents related to Hunter Biden’s partner firm Metabiota.
Despite these efforts, the Russian Ministry of Defence claims to be in possession of more than 20,000 documents that expose U.S. bio-warfare programs in Ukraine.
In a tweet on Monday, January 30, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) alleged, “The materials confirm that the Pentagon aimed at creating elements of a biological weapon, and testing it on the population of Ukraine.”
But surely this is all Russian misinformation, right?
We should spend less time looking into these kooky conspiracy theories and more time basking in the comfort of knowing that another $2.2 Billion in taxpayer dollars will surely deal a decisive blow to the machinations of Vladimir Putin once and for all!
Reuters reports:
The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons, two U.S. officials briefed on the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
The weapons aid is expected to be announced as soon as this week, the officials said. It is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons, they added.
One of the officials said a portion of the package, expected to be $1.725 billion, would come from a fund known as the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which allows President Joe Biden’s administration to get weapons from industry rather than from existing U.S. weapons stocks.
The USAI funds would go toward the purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co (BA.N), which have a range of 94 miles (150 km). The United States has rebuffed Ukraine’s requests for the 185-mile (297-km) range ATACMS missile.
So, given what we’ve reviewed in this piece, what’s the general consensus about the U.S. political establishment’s collective support and excitement for the war in Ukraine?
Does it have more to do with our career politicians’ unyielding empathy for the Ukrainian people, is it more about keeping U.S. deep states secrets, or does Zelensky have Biden by the short grays?
**Ryan DeLarme contributed to this article.**
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IMO: It's all about keeping the Cabal/Deep State corruption in Ukraine hidden. To help accomplish that, I'm pretty sure Zelenskyyy has Brandon by the short hairs.
It's a lot more than just the US, there were labs there from almost every significant military on earth. Plus all the money laundering and just general corruption which was rampant in the most lawless country on the planet.
[They] will fight to the last Ukrainian if need be; they know that if what they've been up to is found out, it will not go well for them.
It's unbelievable the LIES and CORRUPTION! I do NOT think it's right that WE THE PEOPLE have to pick up the bill for this ponzy scheme! I for one DO NOT CONSENT to being Taxed on this yet have NO say or proper representation!
Ty always for your work on bringing us TRUTH and your opinions on these subjects! These are conversations that need to be had and people need to WAKE UP! BE Blessed! 💜🙏🌺